A novel shape based segmentation approach is proposed by modifying the external energy component of a deformable model. The proposed external energy component depends not only on the gray level of the images but also on the shape information which is obtained from the signed distance maps of objects in a given data set. The gray level distribution and the… (More)

In this work, we aim at validating some soft tissue deformation models using high resolution Micro Computed Tomography (Micro-CT) and medium resolution Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) images. These imaging techniques play a key role in detecting the tissue deformation details in the contact region between the tissue and the surgical tool (probe) even for small force… (More)

In this work, we aim at validating some soft tissue deformation models using high-resolution micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT) images. The imaging technique plays a key role in detecting the tissue deformation details in the contact region between the tissue and the surgical tool (probe) for small force loads and provides good capabilities of creating… (More)